Owner: Richard C. Paine, Jr. Automobile Charitable Trust
Manufacturer: Locomobile Company of America (Watertown, MA & Bridgeport, CT, 1899-1932)
Model: Type-I
Bodystyle: Runabout
Cost New: $4750
Engine: F our-cylinder, 471 cubic inch water-cooled inline
Transmission: Four speed sliding gear with reverse, double chain drive
Wheelbase: 123
Brakes: Mechanical on rear wheels, external band hand brake
Suspension: Live axles with semi-elliptical leaf springs
Special features: Mother-in-Law seat
Additional info: In 1908 George Robertson piloted a special Locomobile, known today as “Old 16”, to an epic victory in the Vanderbilt Cup Race, on Long Island, NY, which still stirs the imaginations of racing enthusiasts. It was the first victory for an American-built car against more experienced European competition.
